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CULT Committee

European Parliament cautions against budget cuts for Erasmus+

The Committee for Education and Culture of the European Parliament is concerned about possible budget cuts for the 2021–2027 Erasmus+ programme generation. The committee chairwoman has issued two press releases criticising the current proposals of the European Council for the 2021–2027 EU budget.

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European Commission

Working Programme 2020

On 29 January, the European Commission published its work programme for 2020 "Roadmap for a Union that wants to achieve more" with six overarching objectives.

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Call for expression of interest

JRC launches new call for CDP

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) launched the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme (CDP) to improve the interface between science and policy.

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European Commission

Erasmus+ Annual Report 2018

The Erasmus+ budget reached a new record high in 2018 with 2,8 Billion EUR (an increase by 10% compared to the previous year), according to the annual report of the European Commission.

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European Council

Priorities of the Croatian Council Presidency

On 1 January 2020, Croatia assumed the Presidency of the EU for the first time since the country joined the European Union in 2013. Its motto is "A strong Europe in a world of challenges".

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European Commission

The new EU Commission takes up its work

The new political leadership of the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen was elected by the European Parliament with 65% of the votes and took up its work on 01/12/2020.

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DAAD

European Universities

Second pilot call published

On 5 November, the European Commission launched the second pilot call for European Universities as part of the annual Erasmus+ call.

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Erasmus+

Erasmus+ call 2020 launched with focus on Africa

The European Commission published the call for proposals and the Erasmus+ Programme Guide on November 5. The planned total budget is around 3.2 billion euros.

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DAAD

Joint Conference, 25 October 2019

Investing in higher education and skills in Africa

The documentation of the joint conference of the European Commission, the African Union Commission, the DAAD, the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic is now available.

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Erasmus 2021-2027

Trilogue negotiations

The trilogue negotiations on the future Erasmus programme are ongoing. The crux of the negotiations between Council, Parliament and Commission is the European Parliament's call for more codetermination in programme development.

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